MKS News - September 2026

Invite a Friend Month begins this month! We are excited to dance with our friends in September AND...

We also want our dancers to join the fun, so MKS dancers get a 3-Class Pass!

What does this mean?

INVITE A FRIEND MONTH - Friends of MKS dancers are welcome to join us for up to 3 different classes at their age/level!

3-CLASS PASS - MKS Dancers can try up to either 3 different classes at their age/level OR 3 of the same class at their age/level in September!

Dance has so many benefits - physically, mentally, emotionally, and at MKS - spiritually!

MKS is home to a community of kindhearted individuals all coming together to inspire & be inspired through dance. 💗

For the last couple years, we shared some of the benefits of dance, and specifically cross-training - here are few highlights...

Cross-training helps dancers:

• Build up supporting muscle groups
• Gain greater body awareness and movement vocabulary
• Avoid overuse of the same muscles, which is a leading cause of injury in dancers

Additionally, if your dancer is wanting to improve their technique, musicality, strength, expression, memory, and more, they can choose an appropriate complementary class.

Here are some examples -

• Ballet pairs nicely with all other styles, as it teaches many foundational movements as well as a strong discipline and work ethic.
• Tap class helps dancers develop musicality, articulation of the foot and ankle in different ways than Ballet and helps build leg muscle strength.
• Flex & Tech helps students to gain greater core strength as well as become trained on how to stretch more deeply.
• Modern/Contemporary and Musical Theatre use a broader language of abstract movement, which counteracts the structured movements used in Ballet. They also allow for more self-expression for dancers who desire that.
• Tumble, Hip Hop, Dance Team, and Jazz classes work primarily in parallel, which counteracts all the turnout that is used in Ballet and also has some faster and larger gross motor movements that can help especially with leaps and turns.

Meet Ms. Michelle! She’s been dancing for 46 years and this is her 25th year teaching at MKS! Her favorite styles of dance include Tap, Jazz and Ballet.

When she’s not in the studio, she’s hanging out with her two daughters, spending time with family & friends, or snuggling her three cats - Pepper, Mochi & Geoffrey.

We would love your feedback!

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Thank YOU for helping us make MKS a great place to grow in FAITH | DANCE | LIFE!

We now have a private Facebook group just for MKS Families!

In this group we will share information, reminders and encouragement!

Search "MKS Dancers & Families" in Facebook or click here to join!

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